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VOL 15
GOLD m m JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1912
Action Brought to
Oust City Council
o f John Lance
Mayor and Council Death Occurs
a t Grants Pass
Alleged to be De- John lull m*, who, for tlie punt twelve
u r»'*M»*n( of Grant*
died
Facto Members at y»*ur*.
hl* liotne in ttiHl city Miixluy, H*pU*ni-
P uhh ,
wrn
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
NO. 20
Attorney General
Defends Roads
Twenty-seven Contracts
n
F iled fo r R u ra l Schools
<3
o*
Twenty - seven of the thirty - seven |
schools in supervisory district num ber I
: two have filed their contrai-ts with teach- j
W e t,f Shipments
to “D ry” District
May _ be
Accepted
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lx*r IA, after mii illnrxx covering a |N*ri<*l
s < l t ’”*
era witli the county superintendent of i
The qneelloiiatile validity of the preernt of two year*.
school». The names of tlieae schools, tla.« Attornsy-Osneral Rules Carriers Ars
city council and their ollicial acta wax
Mr. Lane** , mi * ho *«»(| many friend* and
teachers employed and the dab« of open-
Compelled to Accept Shipments
brut to a fis-iis mi Wmlncwlay afternoon a larg* cirri»* of U4*»jiinintatict*x in Gold
ing an- aa follows:
Salem —Holding that there Is no
by the Mcrvlcc of quo w arranto proet't'd- Hill ami vicinity, when* he I ium been cm- '
law in thia state which prohibita the
Mountain, Amy Stannard, Sept. 9.
ing» upon Mayor R. 0 . Kelsey and his ployed at varioiia time* during hi* n*xl« !
* •
transportation of spirituous llquora
Dardanellea, C. E. Johnson, Sept. 2.
fellow members of tho Inmrd.
d » in f In thin <*oiiiity. In July of thi*
»
from one part of the state to another
Antio h, All. rta Stacy, Sept. 2.
Under the cninplajllt loot by the State year he *j*nt M'vcml week* in thin city, 1
regardless of whether the territory is
Sams Valley, Gay Webb, Sept. 16.
of Oregon, ex rel J. C. Beeman, plaiiititr, and while h«*n* wan taken witli hi* laxt
“wet” or “dry,” Attorney-General
Rock Point, Rose H. Gay, Sept. 2.
tile p n ir n t city council of Gold Hill la illhoflH, A tom,x>rMry rexpit** jiennitted
Crawford has furnished an opinion In
Scott, Helen Chandler, Sept. 2.
deelan-d to have “ unlawfully ursurpisl, Id« nm oval to hi* home at (¿rant* I'anx,
Mt.
response to the request of the state
Derby, Cora E. Whitaker, Sept. 2.
hitriuled into, and are now unlawfully when* Ilia <w»n<UUoft gn*w rapidly worse.
Foot« creek, Minnie E. Yordy, Sept. 4. railroad commission for legal infor­
bolding aald oltiiea,’’ and the complaint
Tin* deceaxcd wax born In ( ’nj** county,
mation. The opinion came as a result
Meaeows, Harriet I. Miller, Sept. 2.
Sx?
furt bur iiiuinlaliia that tlw former city Mixxoiiri, on Nov«*mix*r 23, 1H70, n*xiding
of the governor urging the railroad
Pankey, Bessie Newton, Sept. 2
council, elected in lu ll, are in reality the in that xtah* till tw enty-one year»* of age.
Table Rock. Gladys E. Miller, Sept. 2. commission to take up the question of
actual mayor and menila'ra of the city In Ihtrj Ii«* r«HH* to tla* Mate of Oregon,
I
shipments of liquor from wet to dry
Trail, .Alice R. Nash, Sept. 2.
council of thili' Hill.
lix iiting ilrwt in Jnckxoii county, where
Savage creek, Frank E. Hall, Aug. 19. territory.
Mayor krlscy and the ri*|»s«tive emm la* followed th e utinerx calling.
Not only does the attorney general
Chaparral, June White, Sept. 29.
c i l t u e i i , John Rainier, Jus. Ikitrlcli, W.
t hi Nov* ndx*r 1*1, J huh , he wea mar-
hold that there Is no law prohibiting
Prospect, J. J. Good, Sept. 2.
I; Walker, Frank Wilbihtrib, and Geo. ’ ried to Mixx Clara llol**oiuh, of Grant*
Galls creek, Lelia H. Eaton, Sept. 16. such shipments, but he further holds
l.andla, an1 required to a p |a a r in t h e Puxx, »ml mad«- that city his home wince
¿5s
Wimer, Mr». Harriet Mcnthom, Sept. 2 that the carrierB under existing laws,
circuit court for Juekson county within that litnv. lk*xi»fex tile wife, lie l»*uv<a
are compelled to accept and make
laurel Hill, Eult Huston, Sept. 30.
ten daya of the acrvicc of summons, to I one brother ami one dxter In Mi**ouri.
Jack Houston, Pearl Bogges», Sept. 9. such shipments.
anawer the com plaint and abow c au se' Mr. lainci* had »odfered more or lex«
— From New York World.
However, he holds that if the ship­
Cobleigh, March Kincaid, Sept. 2.
why their eiaiuia aa uieiida r a of the city with lung trouble for a couple of year*,
When
thp
Illustrious
Grant
asked
a
third
term
the people of New England
ment is made C. O. D. from wet to dry
Elk creek, I .eta Peelor, Sep*. 9.
council alioiild be recognized
but la* bad not li*<en in a *»*riow* <*ondi-
thundered their “No.*” Is this the reason Roosevelt calls New Englanders
territory, the sale Is not completed un­
Maya creek, Mabel Marsh, Sept. 9.
The original cauau of the action date* tioii till alaiut eight week« ago, Nines
•Ignorant, prejudiced and craven" In bis recent e|>eecb?
til the carrier delivers the package to
Peyton, Mary Rose, Oct. 7.
ba< k to Novemla-r, 1011, when the |>„-a- which time be had rapidly failed.
Hariiine creek, Katherine Foley, Sept. 2 the consignee and collects the pur­
ent city charter was adopted. Thru the
The funeral xervice* wen* held from the
chase price. If that is done then the
Central, Enid Peelor, 7
attem pt to sell water lainda provided for family horn«* TiM***lay, at two o'cl<x*k p,
carrier and its agents become guilty
Nye,
C.
T.
Brown,
Sept.
16.
in thia charter it waa discovered th at a tu. Mr. and Mr*. W. II. Miller and
P o rtla n d G ets N e a r V ie w
of a violation of the local option law
doula cxi*nd concerning tlx- validity of Mrs. K. L. Cook attending from thi* city.
Gt
o f the B ra z e n C a l f i T 1
through the sale of liquor in dry ter­
tin charter, which liad Hot lavn adopted
ritory.
in direct eoiifonnatue with the provisions
From PORTLAND SPECTATOR
He states that it is not strictly the
of the law. Tla-election of the present
duty
of the railroad commission under
city council waa held in April of thia year
TT A K I Nt i CNF. CONSIDERATION with another, the Colonel’» day
the act creating that body to deter­
tuuler the recently adopted charter, and
■ in Portland wa» not a happy one. It is doubtful if bi» visit, in­
mine and prosecute violations of the
ia therefore held under the present action
creased his taipularity or advanixxl hi« cause. Portland got a glimpse
to !«• cipiully Void o f v f f i - c l .
Third Liquor License M a y local option laws, but he states that
of Roosevelt as hi* intininU-s know —and dread—h im : irascible, dic­
If the commission Is requested by the
if il» coinpluiiit ia upheld by die court Interesting Notes o f Current
tatorial, overbearing, egotistical, selfish, vain, and vicious.
Be G ranted a t N e x t Ses­ executive, or other public officials, to
•he mem I a rs of tlw former board, of
Colonel Ronaevelt waa sorely di»a|N>inUsl with bis reception at the
A ffa irs in the State for
sion — 2 d Ave Will Pave investigate such violations it is their
which J. II. Beeman n as mayor, und L.
station. Tlie tnaki«-up of th e committee «lid not please him ; lie thot
.
duty to use their best efforts to ascer­
Past, Present and Future
If. Cardwell, W alter Ihingey, S. H.
the commiMeataen were not h ig < iX .g b in tla- city’» affairs to receive
Hodges, and Henry Miller, were council-
ao great a man. Ilia appraisem ent of the gentlemen who worked so
At the regular weekly special seauoa of tain if the liquor laws have been vio­
men, alili comprimi (lie city council of
h ard in lii* behalf was distressingly poor. He regariled them as a lot
The second annual grange fair of
tlie city council on Tuesday evening the lated.
Gold Hill, and retain their ollicial capac­ Josephine county is being held In
! application of J. H. Messier for saloon
of cheap politicians who iven- trying to get into (lie limelight by hold­
Vagrancy Law Enforced In Lane
ity until their stici-caaor* are legally elis-l- Gruuts Pass.
ing on to Ida coat-tails.
»
f
, license was, after considerable discussion,
<al.
Cottage
Grove.—The first man In
!
laid
upon
the
table
to
be
definitely
con-
And tlw crowds disappointed him. They wen« neither as large nor
The 22nd annual convention of the
Tile otiteoine of I lie ease will la« awiiit- Linn County Women's Christian Tem­
l sidered during the first meeting in Ocv Lane county and one of the first In
us enthusiastic as lie thot they would 1 m «. After the reception com-
<«d witli conaiilcrahle interest, aa the in­ perance Union was held at Isshonon.
mittcc had cheered itself hoarse, the Colonel moved th ru lines of
; ober. A petition signed by many citizen« the state to be convicted under the
tent of tin« action ia not to discredit the
mildly indifferent people who liad not enough interest to raise a cheer
; asking that the license be granted as re- provisions of the vagrancy law passed
Wallowa county, which has been
by the 1911 legislature is Jack Rice,
m etubars of the “ de facto“ council, hut dry since June 15, 1900. will vote at
in his honor.
j quested was read by Clerk Wetherell.
who
has been found guilty in the dis­
to definitely determine the legality of pro- the general election this full on licens­
I nder the provisions of a former or-
It was after the Colonel felt tin« chill of this indifference that he be­
|HM«d bond Issues and piaci« tin« town in ing saloous.
came irascible, ami dmttln■* rln rly ordered his auto out of the line of
; dinance tlie number of liquor establish­ trict court at Eugene. The evidence
a jHMition to go forward with certain pro­
ments in Gold Hill i» regulated by the Aereloped the fact that since June 12.
m arch and a curtailm ent of Ila« programme that had been accepted
At the preseut time there are 95,-
jected improvement..
population of the city, computed from 1911, he has done only five davs' work.
by him . lie did not think th at the people liad galbensl in sufficient
000 republican voters registered in I
“ I am personally pleased th at action
tlie last census, and as it is generally be-
num bers to make it worth while for him to address them , and in his
this state, 30,000 democrats and 11,000
haa laen Iirot in tiliä m anner," aaid
lieved that tla« city will not care to enter- W om en Deputy Sheriffs at Astoria
rage was as crnolly unjust to tla« eoiniiiiU<M> that had prepared his
m iscellaneous.
Mayor Kelsey, after tin« servii« of the
tain the expense of compiling a new cen- Astoria.—Clatsop county has three
itinerary ns he was to tla« women and children who bad stood for
The advance registration of stu­
summons iip.in him , “ in tinti the present
sus, the repeal of that ordinance and tlie new deputy sheriffs. They are Mrs
hours at«mt the places where be bad agreed to speak.
dents
at
Oregon
Agricultural
college
council ha» laen acting under die advice
issuance oi tie« license to Mr. Messier ia w
Barnes, Mrs. C. L. Houston and
W henever Colonel Roosevelt found an opportunity to display his
of tl»« <«ity attorney, who inatrin h il that points to the largest attendance In
predicted.
R. A. Phillips, who were appointed by
rancor and selfishness and bad tem per, he seised it. His attack on
the
history
of
the
Institution.
the city would 1 m « spared cX|a«u«c by per­
Councilman Palmer, of the committee sheriff Burns to act as humane offi-
the tln g o ii delegation to the national Republican convention was a
Daniel Koyd, who was a dele,pile to
m itting die action to I»« Instituted from
on improvement», reported the enact- cers- They will have authority to ar­
fine example of splenetic untruthfulnere; his tirade against Thomas
the
repnbllcun
national
convention
In
am »(her duurit.*.'*
ment of a contract with Harry E. Foster re*t a11 v|olators of the state humane
MeCusker distresseil am i disgusted his hearers. Think of Colonel
Chicago, has filed an expense state­
city
engineer of Medford, engaging Mr. laws.
Roosevelt,betrayer
of
his
party
and
ansaasnin
ofTaft,
calling
Tom
Mc-
ment showing that he expended >187
j Foster at a salary of ÿ2ÜO per month to
t usker or anyone elm« Judas! Still, if Benedict Arnold eonld call
while there.
1 straighten up the Gold HUI street tangle,
■ me .«f his judges "traitor,” Ristseveil may not be barred from shriek­
Clarence Dietz, son of John Dietz, of I
ing “ Juda*” at MeCusker.
j determine the proper lines, and establish
the
famous
Cameron
dam
case
In
Wis­
The reel gnat Ion of Robert (J. Valen
monuments preparatory to the proposed
....... bastes furio eo Roosevelt was quite himself wlurn he discovered
tine us commissioner of the bureau of consin, is now living in Wedderburo
Governor Woodrow Wilson will tour
grading operations. It is understood
tlie l.ws of his biHik at tile Oregon Hotel. He ro u n d like a three
and
employed
at
the
iplll
of
the
Wed-
Indian affairs was accepted by Presi­
that the work is to be completed on or the middle west this week.
year»’ child that lias bitten its own toe. And again at the auditorium ,
derhttm
Trading
company.
dent Taft.
The democratic state convention of
before tlie expiration of the month.
when« in- spoke in tlie afternoon, lie sliowid his vicious tem per In
Elaborate preparations are being
The government of China has au­
Connecticut renominated Governor
Resident«
and
business
men
of
2d
ave­
most
discourteously
interrupting
Judge
McGinn
to
reprove
a
woman
by Ivanhoe Comntandery,
thorized Dr. Hun Yat Sen to establish made
nue North petitioned tlie eouncU to pave Baldwin.
who hail asked a question. Jmlge McGinn politely overlooked tlie
a corporation to carry out a system of Knights Templars, for the grand en­
Colonel Roosevelt left San Francis­
that st reet in the manner proposed for
inte
rruption,
but
firmly
waved
choleric
Colonel
to
bis
chair.
In
his
railways covering territory 70,000 campment of Oregon, which Is to he
Main street. Upon motion duly carried co early Monday morning to begin hla
treatment of th e Order of Bull Moose and in boorishness toward his
held
at
Eugene
September
26.
miles In extent.
return journey to the east.
the petition was granted.
dinner hosts the Colonel was quite Rmiseveltian.
J. P. Morgan has submitted to the
The progressive party is now a legal
So. tlie Colonel's visit did not do him any g«««l. But it did Port­
Italian government a plan for com
organization in Oregon. Over 7000
land and Oregon a great service. It showed us what m anner of man
pletlng the excavntions of Pompeii
names were on the petition filed at
this Hniiihastcs Furioso is; it gave us an insight into the nature of
and Hercttlnncum, and him expressed
Salem.
the Bull Moose. We find him vain beyond words, witli the vanity of
a willingness to bear the entire cost
Winston Churchill, the famous nov­
the chit that |xmts and mows ami leaves tlie dam e when she is not
of uncovering Hereulniietmi.
elist and publicist, has accepted the
the object of everybody's attention; we find him a bully, dom im ering
Mrs. .luck Johnson, white wife of
nomination of the progressive party
nil nlsnit him ; wc fimi bini utterly selfish, witli no th o t for anylaxiy
- Usa...
the world's thiimplon heavy-weight
for governor of New Hampshire.
but him w lf; wc fimi bim untruthful. and wholly devoid of tlie ability
pugilist, committed suicide at Chica­
Fearing a clash with United States
to do eveli-liamled justice la twis-li himself ami opponents; we find
go by shooting herself In the head
Senator
La Follette, the Wisconsin
him a loud, blustering billingsgater, whose education has but supplied
while her two maids were attempting
Roosevelt progressive convention ad­
him
with
a
v.aabulary
of
splenetic
language;
we
find
him
a
very
to wrest the revolver front her. Ill
journed without naming a state ticket.
ordinary, self-seeking, office-chasing polititian; we find him what
health and despondency was the
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts
Mark Twain called him. the cham pion charlatan of the country.
causo.
•pR
’CRAVU
Feet o«f Clay
Council Holds
’Nother Conclave
Little Items of
Oregon News
People in the News
Political News Bits
«
A banquet was given In St. Paul
Monday in compliment to James J.
Hill, and brought together a large
number of men prominently i.l ltiii«. i
v
the early il ia . iopmout of tit
t .’ivest. 'li e banquet was in cele
I , on of Mr. Hill's 741 It birthday
n t; i«.. versa ry.
! nice Ismay Is to be retired as exe­
cutive head cf the International Mer
candle company, and will be succeed­
ed by P. A. 3. Franklin, now vice-
■ blent end head of the business in
II«.:» ountry, The company Is capital­
ized at )120,000,000, end J. I*. Morgan
his ( :t. I control of the stock.
will be the orator of the day at the
formal opening of the republican na­
tional campaign, which has been set
for Saturday at Columbus, Ohio.
David W. Mullane of the national
republican committee has announced
the appointment of Mrs. J. D. Whit­
more of Denver as director of the wo­
men’s bureau of the western section
of the Taft < :ir
;n.
W*
PIONEERS MEET SEPT. 26
H a rry H o ro w itz, known as ‘‘Gyp
Tho Blood," alleged to he one of the
actual slayers of Rosenthal, who was
captured In New York.
IU0TICE is hereby given ilv t . . annual meeting of the South-
I * ern Oregon Pioneer Society will be held at the court house
in Jacksonville, Thursday, September 26, 1912. Exercises will
commence at 11 a. m. All pioneers are requested to be present,
and a general invitation is extended to the public. Dinner will
be served free to all pionefrs. All members should come pre­
pared to pay their annual dues of $1.00. Matters of importance
will come before this meeting. —Committee on Arrangements.
Seattle.
® 1819, by American
H i . ’M»
Aaaocletlen.
Joseph E. Davies, secretary of the
Dem ocratic National Com m ittee, wes
W ilson ’s western manager in the pre-
convention campaign.
Wheat—Bluestem. 81c; club, 78o;
red Russian, 77c.
Oats—830 per ton.
Butter—Creamery, 34c.
Eggs—26c.
Hay—
r